Ranchu Goldfish

The Ranchu Goldfish is hooded fancy goldfish that very popular particularly in Japan.  The Ranchu have appearance like Lionhead but Ranchu has a back that is more arched and have much shorter tails that are tucked-in at a sharp angle. Ranchu body shape also very similar with Lionhead that both are egg-shaped goldfish without a dorsal fin. The most prominent feature of the ranchu is its head. The Ranchu head covered by headgrowth or crown. The gill cover has appearance-like a raspberry. The crown of young ranchu fry may take at least a year to develop.